Tal scowled as his attack was successfully blocked, clearly disappointed at having lost the advantage at the end, but he reached out to shake Edmund's hand with a firm grip. The scowl faded at the Ancient's praise, and the corner of his mouth even kicked up in what was suspiciously close to a grin. "You too," he admitted, gruffly pleased that his new guild leader wasn't a pushover. "It was fun."
The offer of a guide and the suggestions that followed had the courier's open face screwed up in a complicated expression, but he nodded slowly. "I think I know where th'shrine is," he said slowly, remembering a trip through the Climb with Sah, and the Abandoned's struggle with his magic in the Cathedral. "Could bring somethin' from huntin', too, I guess." If he'd been hoping for the company of someone who might protect him from the bloodthirsty new/old goddess, well, it would seem he'd have to look elsewhere. But that was a problem for Flowerbirth, and the courier shook it off and grinned more sincerely. "Thanks, k--uh, Edmund. I better get goin', but just send a raven if th'guild needs somethin'."
He made sure to put the axe back in the armory before collecting his dozing dragon and heading back to the depot to see where his next delivery would be taking him.
~Fin~
The offer of a guide and the suggestions that followed had the courier's open face screwed up in a complicated expression, but he nodded slowly. "I think I know where th'shrine is," he said slowly, remembering a trip through the Climb with Sah, and the Abandoned's struggle with his magic in the Cathedral. "Could bring somethin' from huntin', too, I guess." If he'd been hoping for the company of someone who might protect him from the bloodthirsty new/old goddess, well, it would seem he'd have to look elsewhere. But that was a problem for Flowerbirth, and the courier shook it off and grinned more sincerely. "Thanks, k--uh, Edmund. I better get goin', but just send a raven if th'guild needs somethin'."
He made sure to put the axe back in the armory before collecting his dozing dragon and heading back to the depot to see where his next delivery would be taking him.
~Fin~
